Although 17% of survey participants said that
their companies have not made any headcount adjustments, 44% said that they are
keeping the option on the table—taking a wait-and-see approach.

Compensation considerations are also top of mind
for recruiters—while 74% of survey respondents said that their companies have
not made any changes to compensation guidelines for new offers due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, 21% said that this strategy is currently under review. Some
indicated that they are now offering premium pay for key hires.

Most companies (57%) are proceeding with job
offers they extended prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, extending start dates or
converting to remote/virtual start dates and onboarding.

Changes to employer brand messaging in response to the
pandemic have been subtle according to 33% of survey respondents, but 54% said
that their organizations are not revising their messaging. Only 8% said that
they are making major changes to brand messaging in an attempt to attract
talent during the pandemic.

Some survey respondents whose organizations have already
been hit hard said that they have decided to rescind job offers made prior to
the Coronavirus outbreak except in cases of new hires who have needed critical
skills. Most are proceeding with hiring but moving to remote onboarding for
critical roles and pushing out the start dates of others on a case-by-case
basis.

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resources, and more.